Guest PasadenaCA Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 I mean with the proliferation of cameras, things that were once rare--strange weather events, meteors crashing to earth and any cat, anywhere doing anything remotely funny--are captured from multiple angles and YouTubed immediately. (Just gave birth to a verb.) Where is the proliferation of high quality pictures of space aliens? Has the frequency of their visits to this planet declined at the same rate as the rise of the technologically advanced digital camera? Or maybe, gasp, they were never visiting at all! Quote
Members RA1 Posted May 30, 2014 Members Posted May 30, 2014 They are busy trying to rehearse an all male chorale from among all the abductees they have on board. Best regards, RA1 AdamSmith 1 Quote
Guest CharliePS Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Space aliens, of course, have improved their own technology to the point that they get instant messages on their Google Glass when a high resolution camera is sensed in the vicinity, so they can avoid it. Quote
Guest PasadenaCA Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Space aliens, of course, have improved their own technology to the point that they get instant messages on their Google Glass when a high resolution camera is sensed in the vicinity, so they can avoid it. OK then, Bigfoot: should we expect a major exposé from a cable network during the next sweeps? Quote
AdamSmith Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Arthur Clarke once noted that if aliens traveled a thousand light-years to visit us, they would be very unlikely to spend another 300 years lurking around looking for a place to park. RA1 1 Quote
Members RA1 Posted May 30, 2014 Members Posted May 30, 2014 I can see this both ways. Best regards, RA1 AdamSmith 1 Quote
Members MsGuy Posted May 30, 2014 Members Posted May 30, 2014 Where is the proliferation of high quality pictures of space alien? You're all looking in the wrong places. I see them all the time on the History Channel. (Big foots, too... ) AdamSmith 1 Quote
Members RA1 Posted May 31, 2014 Members Posted May 31, 2014 So you have cable or satellite in MS now? Best regards, RA1 Quote
Members MsGuy Posted May 31, 2014 Members Posted May 31, 2014 Comcast (and yes, it's every bit as bad as you've heard.) Quote
Members wayout Posted May 31, 2014 Members Posted May 31, 2014 Arthur Clarke once noted that if aliens traveled a thousand light-years to visit us, they would be very unlikely to spend another 300 years lurking around looking for a place to park. Apparently he hadn't heard of the "Prime Directive" I'll proffer some possible explanations, in addition to the one stated by CharliePS, and you can take your pick (or add more): 1. The UFO's are time travelers and if any photos of significance are taken then they go back to before it was taken to make sure it doesn't happen. 2. The governments of the world have colluded (or maybe just the NSA alone) to surreptitiously introduced into all recording devices a way to make all UFO pictures fuzzy. 3. Cloaking devices have gotten much much better and reliable. 4. Government defense spending cutbacks. Quote
AdamSmith Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 Otherwise, why would they bother with such an insignificant species as ours? We can barely get to the moon, much less cause havoc elsewhere in the cosmos. Unless of course Clarke's early speculations have some basis. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childhood's_End Quote
Members wayout Posted May 31, 2014 Members Posted May 31, 2014 Perhaps we are a rest area or pit stop on the intergalactic highway. Or maybe we are an "ant farm" for their amusement AdamSmith 1 Quote
Members RA1 Posted May 31, 2014 Members Posted May 31, 2014 Obviously, we have the only supply of dilithium crystals in the area. Best regards, RA1 AdamSmith and wayout 2 Quote
Guest PasadenaCA Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 I think what could have happened in the 50s was alien hi jinx. After their prom, a bunch on inebriated teenage aliens decided to play a prank on planet earth. They went too far and sightings occurred, photos were taken and items were recovered. The alien parents found out about it and have spent the next 40 or so years discrediting the whole sordid event. They identified the lunatic fringe and gave them credible encounters knowing that this peripheral group would unintentionally discredit the whole alien visitation thing. By the mid- to late 90s, their work was done, so they left. Maybe global warming killed off Big Foot and all his fossil remains? Quote
caeron Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 Anal probing just ain't what it used to be! AdamSmith 1 Quote
Guest PasadenaCA Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 Anal probing just ain't what it used to be! Anal probing was a stroke of genius by the alien parents: it both energized the sense of mission of the lunatic fringe who got probed and also served to completely invalidate their claims when shared with the rest of humanity. It was the ultimate polarizing (no pun) issue! Quote
Members RA1 Posted May 31, 2014 Members Posted May 31, 2014 Anal probing (to some) was like the Viagra ad which says seek medical help if your erection lasts longer than 4 hours. Go aliens. Best regards, RA1 AdamSmith 1 Quote
Guest PasadenaCA Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 Obamacare in action? After all, he's an alien, right? Quote